OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder: 'The Grammys can burn'

OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder must breed earworms in a laboratory.
Over the last decade, he has written and produced hits for Beyonce (XO), Adele (Rumour Has It) and Taylor Swift (Welcome To New York), while his own band's hits include Apologise, Counting Stars and the current single Kids.
You may have heard him talking about songwriting, because that's what most interviews - including his last encounter with the BBC - tend to focus on.
But the 37-year-old is pop music's very own Renaissance Man - investing in medicine, accumulating historical artefacts and compiling the ultimate coffee... read more

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